Farm to Hospital Theory
I quite liked the articles and videos in this week's modules on agriculture. The power of health care purchasing allows a more farm to hospital service to the public by providing more organic foods produced through regenerative farming practices. The article discusses about the power of health care institutions having the power in purchasing organic produce and meats in a more local commerce rather than corporate commerce on food purchasing. By purchasing large quantities from organic agriculture, it allows the sustainability of organic farming. This method of farm to hospital of large health care institutions who focus on local and regional farming impacts on the public and the environment closer to home making the affects are more noticeable. By having a large purchasing market for produce, organic agriculture will slowly and steadily push out large factory farming, ultimately, improving the population's diet and nutrition, decreasing acute and chronic diseases and preserving the environment from deterioration and pollution.
Hello Michelle,
ReplyDeleteNice post on the power of health care institutions having the power in purchasing organic produce and meats in a more local commerce rather than corporate commerce on food purchasing. I want to add that Sustainability is the overarching theme in this system. Farmers engage in sustainable farming practices to produce healthy food to sustain the local community, who in turn provide the money necessary to sustain the farmers. Each share in the success of the other in a mutually beneficial relationship that has become a model for sustainability.
Hey Michelle, you're spot on. It's this kind of thinking which will make it possible for sustainable farming to flourish by reaching price parity with traditional agriculture.
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